BHA General and Local Manifestos 2010

We love democracy. Support for democracy, good government, transparency and accountability, and political participation at local and national levels is core to the humanist tradition. So, we thought it would be an excellent idea to publish manifestos for the upcoming local and general elections, which you can use to ask candidates the kind of questions you want answered. What do they think the government’s policy should be on faith schools? What do they think about exemptions for religious organisations from aspects of equality legislation? Would they vote to retain or remove bishops from the House of Lords? Are they in favour of councils contracting with faith groups to deliver public services?

What can you do?

You can download the local and general manifestos which include questions to ask your candidates.

You can also download the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association's (GALHA) election manifesto.

You can also download our Manifesto Table to see what different Parties think of BHA policy issues.

You can also have a look at...

• www.humanism.org.uk/campaigns for more on these and other issues.
• http://cli.gs/r6jeeG for local statistics on belief.
• www.theyworkforyou.com and www.publicwhip.org.uk to see what your MP has been working on recently. 
• www.skeptical-voter.org to consult and / or contribute to a secular web compilation of MPs' views.

If you are an affiliated group, you should also look at our Hustings Guide.